---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring policies addressing surgical smoke."
description: "Requiring policies addressing surgical smoke."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1779"
citation: "Washington HB 1779 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Callan"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f894809-bba5-41a4-8324-7ddc59b74b29"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1779&year=2021"
source_hash: "4e62e8332224cfc332eb1753c1d54be05e1ac9cc527391b74091d67050489a7e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 1779 (2021-2022) — Requiring policies addressing surgical smoke.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1779.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1779-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) — **81–17** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **80–16** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) — **44–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Callan — primary (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Sells — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAWS 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:30 AM.
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 81; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 129, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 1/1/2024. `became-law`
- **2022-01-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM
- **2022-01-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-16T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-21T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 09:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f894809-bba5-41a4-8324-7ddc59b74b29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).